Equalise Number of Electors Per Parliamentary Constituency

There have been votes in Parliament on equalising the number of people who elect each MP. Specific votes have been held on if there ought be exceptions to rules aimed at equalising the size of constituencies for special cases such as Cornwall and the Isle of Wight.

James Duddridge almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency

All votes about an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency:

On 6 Sep 2010:James Duddridge voted in favour of a referendum on using the Alternative Vote system in general elections and for parliamentary constituency boundary changes which would have reduced the number of MPs from 650 to 600.
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On 20 Oct 2010:James Duddridge voted to reduce the number of MPs to 600, and to equalise the number of electors in each UK Parliamentary constituency with some exceptions for hard to access areas.
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On 1 Nov 2010:James Duddridge voted not to make specified exemptions from proposals to equalise the number of electors in each parliamentary constituency and voted against guaranteeing certain areas a whole number of MPs and also against widening the band within which the number of electors in every constituencies must remain.
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On 1 Nov 2010:James Duddridge voted against a provision which would ensure a whole number of MPs would represent each of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Anglesey, Argyll and Bute, the Highland Council area and the Isle of Wight.
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On 2 Nov 2010:James Duddridge voted for a referendum on introducing the Alternative Vote system for electing MPs and to equalise the number of electors in each constituency via boundary changes which would also reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 600.
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On 15 Feb 2011:James Duddridge acted as teller for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — permissible variation in population in a constituencyShow vote

On 15 Feb 2011:James Duddridge voted not to increase the permitted variation from the norm in the number of voters in each parliamentary constituency to 7.5% from the 5% previously proposed.
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On 15 Feb 2011:James Duddridge acted as teller for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — Number and distribution of seats — Isle of WightShow vote

On 15 Feb 2011:James Duddridge acted as teller for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — Special Case of the Isle of WightShow vote

On 29 Jan 2013:James Duddridge voted against postponing a review of the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies until 2018 and against delaying a review of the effect of reducing the number of MPs
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On 18 Nov 2016:James Duddridge was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill — Second ReadingShow vote